Honduras vs. USA: Dempsey and Pulisic hold the keys in San Pedro Sula
The last time the United States Men’s National Team played Honduras, there was angst in the air. With the U.S. losing their opening two CONCACAF Hexagonal World Cup Qualifying fixtures to Mexico and Costa Rica, thus completing the final chapter of Jurgen Klinsmann’s rocky reign as manager, the fear of missing out on Russia 2018 […]
Backs Against the Wall: USA bordering on Crisis Mode after 2-0 Loss to Ticos
What were you focusing on in the wake of the United States’ 2-0 defeat to Costa Rica on Friday night? Perhaps it was the abysmal performance put forth by the U.S. players and manager Bruce Arena. “We didn’t make any plays that mattered and we probably were outplayed at most positions on the field,” said Arena. […]
North Carolina FC’s Impressive Eight Months
It’s been eight months since North Carolina’s longstanding entry in the North American Soccer League decided to rebrand the club and change the name from the Carolina Railhawks to North Carolina Football Club. In those eight months, NCFC have aggressively chased the stated mission of owner Steve Malik to “bring the highest level of soccer […]
MLS and Adidas Extend Partnership Through 2024
On Wednesday, August 2nd adidas and Major League Soccer announced the extension of their long-term partnership through 2024. Marking adidas’ largest investment in soccer in North America, the six-year deal makes adidas the official supplier partner for the League, its Clubs, MLS youth academies and youth affiliated clubs. Key to the agreement is an expanded […]
Updated MLS Expansion Quest Power Rankings
In June, we introduced our MLS Expansion Quest Power Rankings, regarding the 12 cities in the United States vying to become one of the apparent final four expansion teams in the top flight. Some activities have taken place in the meantime, so let’s catch up and see where the candidate cities rank at the moment […]
SoccerCity SD Launches #WaitForSD Campaign
Since the long-lost days of June 2017 FS Investors, the people behind the movement to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to San Diego, have been quite quiet. The SoccerCity silence was broken Monday when Nick Stone, spokesperson for FS Investors, met with soccer fans and media personnel just north of the city proper in […]
North Carolina FC’s Busy Week
It was a busy week for North Carolina FC head coach Colin Clarke. The Raleigh-based NASL club defeated Puerto Rico FC on July 15, met with Major League Soccer executives and made a splashy announcement on the plans to build phenomenal new stadium in Downtown Raleigh on July 19, all while hosting Swansea City FC […]
Foody McFoody Face is Born
There has been a tremendous amount of soccer talk of late in San Diego. SoccerCity SD, potential expansion clubs in MLS, USL, NWSL and NASL have all been occupying headlines in recent weeks and months. Amidst the alphabet soup of abbreviations, city council meetings and fervent soccer support, a common theme has emerged. San Diego […]
Episode 32 – SoccerCity Slotted for 2018 Election, Actual Soccer and a Tribute to Tony DiCicco
In the latest episode of the #SNPod, Nate and Dike discuss the inevitable “doom” of SoccerCity, San Diego City Council meeting meanings, the characters in the larger San Diego narrative and what comes next for professional soccer in America’s Finest City. The guys then turn their talk to the soccer we currently have here in […]
SoccerCity Proposal Penciled in for 2018 Election by City Council
For the third successive Monday, soccer fans in San Diego crowded the chambers of City Council in the hope that their combined force of will could sway the elected representatives of the nine districts of the City of San Diego to rule in favor of the SoccerCity proposal. Despite support from the mayor and a […]
MLS Expansion Quest Power Rankings
Back in January, 12 cities formally and publicly submitted bids to MLS to be one of four new expansion teams for the league. With announcements reportedly coming sometime in 2017 and 2018 for the four teams, there has been plenty of jockeying for position to be one of the four, and in a few cases […]
Women Talking Football – Presented by SoccerNation: Landon Donovan
Landon Donovan joins Carrie Taylor, host of Women talking Football to discuss the current status of the SoccerCity initiative and the importance on the June 19th City Council meeting. The mayor of San Diego, Kevin Faulconer has done all he can do to ensure the City Council is in a position to schedule the special […]
Down But Not Out – SoccerCity Rallies After Disappointing First Half
Right now SoccerCity fans in San Diego must feel like they’re down 2-0 at halftime in the first leg of the semi-final of MLS Expansion Cup 2017 after the San Diego City Council voted 8-1 Monday night to approve the Annual Budget for Fiscal year 2018, beginning July 1. Going into the Budget Meeting, the atmosphere […]
SDSU Alumni Past Presidents Oppose SoccerCity
A group calling itself the Alumni Board Past Presidents Council, has announced a formal opposition position to the SoccerCity ballot initiative that proposes sweeping redevelopment of Qualcomm Stadium and the surrounding parking lot in Mission Valley. “On behalf the Past President Council who represent more than 300,000 SDSU alumni, we are formally announcing our opposition to […]
Making Soccer Work on Sports Talk Radio: Darren Smith chats with SoccerNation
I’ve often imagined a world where two of my great loves in life could coexist. Sadly, the game of soccer and traditional sports talk radio in America go together about as well as an NWA concert and the Republican National Convention. Sometimes I wonder why dedicated soccer fans in this country, but then I remember […]
NASL coming to Orange County – how will they stand out locally?
NASL made it official this week, announcing an expansion team is coming to Orange County to begin play in 2018. The announcement is significant, not only for confirming previous reports from this year that an expansion announcement to Southern California was imminent, but because it finally happened. NASL-to-Southern California has been a rumored proposition since […]